La question suivante est souvent posée :
"A partir du numéro de série de mon arme, pouvez-vous me dire quand elle a éé fabriquée?"
Voici une base de départ, que je vous propose de compléter suivant vos connaissances...
Carabine M1 (et M1 A1)
Inland Division of General Motors
1 - 5 ~ November 1941
11 - 999,999 ~ May 1942 to September 1943
2,912,520 - 3,212,519 ~ September 1943 to January 1944
4,879,526 - 5,549,921 ~ January 1944 to August 1944
6,219,689 - 6,449,867 ~ August 1944 to November 1944
6,629,884 - 7,234,883 ~ November 1944 to August 1945
7,369,661 - 8,069,660 ~ January 1945 to August 1945
Inland Division of General Motors average manufacturing cost: $39.60 per M-1 Carbine
Winchester Repeating Arms Co.
6 - 10 ~ December 1941
1,000,000 - 1,349,999 ~ September 1942 to February 1944
4,075,000 - 4,075,009 ~ February 1944
5,549,922 - 5,834,618 ~ February 1944 to November 1944
6,449,868 - 6,629,883 ~ November 1944 to January 1945
7,234,884 - 7,369,660 ~ January 1945 to September 1945
Winchester Repeating Arms Co. average manufacturing cost: $37.75 per M-1 Carbine
Underwood-Elliot-Fisher
1,350,000 - 1,449,999 ~ November 1942 to July 1943
2,352,520 - 2,912,519 ~ July 1943 to February 1944
4,010,000 - 4,074,999 ~ February 1944 to March 1944
6,099,689 - 6,199,688 ~ March 1944 to May 1944
Underwood-Elliot-Fisher average manufacturing cost: $47.82 per M-1 Carbine
Rock-Ola
1,662,520 - 1,762,519 ~ November 1942 to November 1943
4,532,100 - 4,632,099 ~ November 1943 to March 1944
6,071,189 - 6,099,688 ~ March 1944 to April 1944
6,199,689 - 6,219,688 ~ April 1944
Rock-Ola average manufacturing cost: $58.00 per M-1 Carbine
Quality Hardware Machine Corp.
1,550,000 - 1,662,519 ~ February 1943 to May 1943
1,875,040 - 1,937,519 ~ June 1943
4,432,100 - 4,532,099 ~ July 1943 to August 1943
4,632,100 - 4,879,525 ~ September 1943 to May 1944
Quality Hardware Machine Corp. average manufacturing cost: $45.52 per M-1 Carbine
Grand Rapids(Irwin-Pedersen/Saginaw)
1,762,520 - 1,875,039 ~ March 1943 to September 1943
3,212,520 - 3,250,019 ~ May 1943 to January 11, 1944
Saginaw Gear
3,250,020 - 3,651,519 ~ May 1943 to February 1944
5,834,619 - 6,071,188 ~ February 1944 to May 1944
Saginaw Steering Gear Division of General Motors average manufacturing cost: $38.00 per M-1 Carbine
National Postal Meter
1,450,000 - 1,549,999 ~ January 1943 to September 1943
1,937,520 - 1,982,519 ~ October 1943 to November 1943
4,075,010 - 4,432,099 ~ November 1943 to May 1944
National Postal Meter average manufacturing cost: $69.43 per M-1 Carbine
Standard Products
1,982,520 - 2,352,519 ~ March 1943 to May 1944
Standard Products average manufacturing cost: $53.79 per M-1 Carbine
International Business Machines(IBM)
3,651,520 - 4,009,999 ~ October 1943 to May 1944
International Business Machines(IBM)average manufacturing cost: $39.60 per M-1 Carbine
Fusil M1 Garand
Pour le Garand
Springfield
1937=120-1034
1938=1186-6972
1939=7715-23567
1940=26729-169073
1941=183519-429811
1942=462737-1090310
1943=1169091-2420191
1944=2543412-3359159
1945=3450503-3888081
Après 1945=4200001-4399999
=5000001-5000500
=5278246-5488246
=5793848-6099905
Winchester
1941=100501-137960
1942=144110-1276102
1943=1282762-2364642
1945=1600000-1640000
Harvester
Production uniquement après-guerre.
Thompson
La production tout modeles confondus fut de 1 402 134 exemplaires jusqu'en 1944.
Mod 1921:15 000 exemplaires(fabricant Colt fire's arm's).
Mod 1928 A1:562 511 exemplaires(juste 371 exemplaires de 1930 à 1939);1940:3 630 ex.;1941:213 690 ex;1942:344 521 ex;1943: 570 ex.
Mod M1:285 480 de 1942 à1943.
Mod M1A1:539 143 de octobre 1942 à fevrier 1944.
Fabricants:Colt(mod1921);Savage(S devant numeros de serie);Auto Ordonance(AO devant le numeros de serie).
Sujet: Datation des armes d'après numéro de série 
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